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In this interview, Lewistown resident, George Mueller discusses his memories and experiences as a student in the Lewistown Public Schools. He also mentions local residents and the general history of Lewistown and Central Montana, including his father, Oscar Mueller, and Cliff B. Worthen's research and writings concerning the local vigilantes. He was interviewed by Anna Zellick in Lewistown, MT, on June 29, 1978, as part of a Lewistown Public Schools oral history project. Bio/History: George D. Mueller was born about 1922, the son of Oscar O. and Josephine C. Mueller. He graduated from Fergus County High School in 1939, and then did a year of post graduate study in chemistry there. He graduated from Montana State University in 1948, after a two year interuption in his studies due to World War II. He served in the Quartermaster Corps in Europe. After graduation, he went to work for the Weather Bureau, at first in Meacham, Oregon, and then in Great Falls, Montana. He researched widely in Montana history, specializing in the history of Central Montana, and the role of the vigilantes there in the 1880's.

Creator

Anna Zellick, F.C.H.S. Graduate, 1935, University of Chicago, A.B. 1941; M.A. 1945. Lecturer, College of Great Falls at Lewistown College Center.

Genre

documents

Type

Text

Date Original

1978-06-29

Subject (keyword)

Vigilantes;

Subject (AAT)

Schools;

Rights Management

No copyright restrictions.

Contributing Institution

Lewistown Public Library, Lewistown, MT.

Publisher (Original)

Prepared for Ronald B. Mattson, Superintendent of Schools and Lewistown School District #1